St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-10

/ hal been beaten. "A->- - O. IAShhoH
Cen. Anderson made fierce attack o., Rous.
seau "u the right. Tho Federal b,ico c.
were commanded by Gen. ". H. Lytle ;nl
Col. Len y. Harris, both Cincinnati men
Lytlc I:lS tho au .ior of the poem Il nul DIV
Ing, L rypt, dying" Tho Army Of the Gum.
! bcI.a.d society l. erecting monument O Ii II,
ut Cint irEGtl AndCr-Ol.'~ men far oulrun-
Ecrcd those # Harris and Lyllc, vet they he'd
their ground Til their ammunition was *.
h2nstCo, rhCa they fell back. Here tho Fed
Crat Col. v cbStcr WIS killed and Lvtlp was
severely wounded. 1t was Il very hot fight.
McCo0,i lad called earnest Y for recntorce-
ElsutS. GoGd.nT'S hi s:Ide was sent linn from
Cilicrt's corps. 1t cutcred into the little
where Lytlc'S brigade left off. and fought
I!o; y for u h MS. A historic point of the
tatlic OF PcrIyVille is Russell S house About
it The battle cbbcd and flowed, and swaytd
back and forth 1t WAS Oh the Federal limo
III tic morning, at The ground occupied by
LJilcs brigade. When that was .lriyeI,
back, EusscI'> house was lost. Goo, inc's
brigade recovered the lost ground, ard once
more Eusstlls house IVES witEin the Federal
linc. Tut the brave brigade of Gooding lost
ont.tlird of lis humber and lis commander
himself WIS made prisoner.
Over on Tie left OF CiIhcrt's corps, Gen.
S1CrIIan Lad engaged III the fight carly il
tic day. forced b;c. The Confederate liEo md
advanced his own. THIS line was nssailcl
whCn the attack waH made CHI Rousseau.
Shelt I'll withdrew to q better position IN /
pouh>| Eu>l,ct balls and canister shot into
their ranks DUt being hard pressed, Car
Inns brigade froEl Cilbclt's CORPS was scut to
linn il tic Lick If time
This settled the fight. Carlin's bri~ade
c.!arSc. OH The advancing Con. e,lerats IS, their
line Lickc and they fell back. Through Per-
ryville, Cariin EulSucd them, capturing
prisoners md military supplies III the town
Sheridan also pursue d some DISTANCE, and
then trained IIIs artillery fire upon the Col-
fcderates, who wcIp sti!l coming up against
the Federal left nd checked thcm. Dark.
ness ended The fight.
fuCll WAS not aware till night what hCavv
fighting had been done by uuCoOk's diviSi.
and Sheridan He did noL know what .
large bate he had bal upon his hands, with
Ly lar the larger lOr;iun OF lis troops ct Cl-
gaGed at ell. CrittcnGc,l's corps did hot
come u in time, and except one brigade did
not take Part il the Ii, ut
rhe Confederate part of the hattie was di.
rectcd by Bishop Polk. Bragg himself was
at Frankfort with Kirby Gniith
At Perry Vile Dutll had $4,000 men, less
than half OF t.Ielu bein., in he tight 10 lost
il killed and 1unlcd ,"+t8. The Confc,er-
#tes lost $500, hut Ducl captured nearly
5000 prisoners ut Pcllyvlle during tue days
just previous
Brag"'s Grmy at p, rl'yvillo numbered be-
tx, Gu :I5,CLJ and 10000
lhe F>,.c:cl forces prepared 10 renew the
fight ne-ct morning, Oct o. Cut That night
Drag ard I-lrby Sml!th united. marched |.
ter arl.!cs southeast through Iurrmlsburs
ana cut Of kentucky al;o:e,h her. They re. !
tree! IL good 0lt!ci, and took with them nu
immense Quantity Of supp. les.
Tic last Of U@tOimr Bu Il was relieved OF
Li' command ::!d Gen. loScc:s!.,s Int j., lis .
pace About the Sane time lis command I
Tie Army OF the Ohio, wcs absorbed it, the
Airy CT TIC Cumberland, and til. gsaltar /
formed part Of it.